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Have you Experienced any of These Common Running Injuries?
Running is a powerful activity, and when you subject your body to such force, injuries are bound to happen. It's important that you are aware of the aches that may strike you, and learn to identify signals. Your New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer warns...
Are You A Candidate For Anterior Hip Replacement?
Many people suffering with arthritis, hip pain, stiffness and limited hip movement can now choose minimally invasive surgery when hip replacement is the chosen treatment of both the patient and their New Orleans orthopedic surgeon. One of the least invasive surgical...
Who should consider a total knee replacement?
If knee pain is affecting your ability to perform daily activities, knee replacement surgery may provide the relief you need. And recent advancements in knee replacement surgery have made this a viable procedure for many people according to New Orleans orthopedic...
Fighting Bone Density Loss after Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip replacement surgery is necessary for a wide range of different conditions. The most common condition is arthritis, but it can also be performed by a New Orleans orthopedic surgeon in situations where the patient has fallen and broken their hip. Most hip...
New Techniques Offer Shorter Recovery Time In Knee And Hip Replacements
In the past, patients who underwent a hip replacement or knee surgery spent nearly a week in the hospital and months in rehab. Dr. Richard Meyer reports that today, more New Orleans orthopedic patients find themselves at home just days after surgery and back at work...
More People Returning to Work After Knee Replacement Surgery
For many people these days, the expectation of retiring at age 65 is not achievable, and they are now facing the reality of extending the number of years they remain in the workplace. Because of this, New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer is finding that...
Hip Replacements Aren’t Just for Your Grandparents Anymore
Hip replacements aren't just for your grandparents anymore. Increasingly, the artificial joints are going to people in the prime of their lives who are fed up with a bum hip and still have a few decades of fast-paced living ahead of them. Doctors say it's common to...
Knee Replacement: A Knee Up on Making More Money in the Future?
A new study being circulated reveals that the total impact of knee replacement in New Orleans surgery on both the recipient’s life and on society results in significant overall cost savings. The study states that for the average knee replacement, the cost of the...
Repetitive muscle activity can lead to substantial injuries!
You see it all the time in the media…horrific sports injuries that change an athlete’s life in the blink of an eye. However, your New Orleans orthopedic surgeon finds that repetitive activity over time leading to overuse can cause equally substantial injuries. Our...
Are you or your child at risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
According to recent studies, the answer to that question is yes! Before the onset of information technology, the injuries associated with carpal tunnel syndrome were the result of repetitive motion by manual laborers and factory workers. But in New Orleans...